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To: TideGlider who wrote (449091)	10/4/2011 12:41:12 PM
From: Alan Smithee	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794286

Good. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has decided against entering the race for president, likely ending once and for all the GOP establishment’s hope for a new candidate in the 2012 race. Christie has scheduled a 1 p.m. press conference in his state’s capital, where he’s expected to announce that he will not seek the presidency. Two sources said he has started informing people of his decision in advance of his Trenton press conference. Read more: politico.com

To: TideGlider who wrote (449091)	10/4/2011 12:44:06 PM
From: Alan Smithee	4 Recommendations Respond to of 794286

"Obama administration kept Democratic senators hanging on the phone By Alexander Bolton - 10/04/11 05:30 AM ET President Obama's relations with Senate Democratic leaders are deteriorating along with his poll numbers. With Obama's approval ratings at record lows and the 2012 electoral map favoring Senate Republicans, the president and Senate Democrats are, in many ways, on divergent paths. Vulnerable Democrats from red states see Obama as impeding their chances of winning reelection, while the president often seems aloof to their concerns. Obama, focused on winning a second term, has distanced himself from Congress altogether, at times not making the distinction between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. There have been recent flare-ups between the White House and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and his deputies. This comes 13 months before the 2012 elections, when control of the Senate is up for grabs. The proximate causes of friction can seem slight, such as a recent breach of protocol, which left Senate Democratic leaders grumbling. Obama left his party's top senators, who had assembled for a conference call, hanging on the phone for nearly 20 minutes before National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling came on the line with a seemingly vague notion of what the call was supposed to be about, Democratic sources said." More at the link: thehill.com